Kidsfirst Kindergartens Edmonds Smith St
About Kidsfirst Kindergartens Edmonds Smith St
About Free Kindergarten
Free Kindergartens typically offer sessional or part-day early learning programmes led by fully qualified teachers, following Te Whāriki and emphasising learning through play, social interaction, and community involvement. These centres cater to families seeking high-quality education in a not-for-profit, community-based setting with strong ties to local whānau.
What Is 20 Hours ECE funding?
20 Hours ECE is a government-funded initiative that helps reduce the cost of early childhood education for families with tamariki aged 3–5. Eligible children can receive up to 20 hours of funded care and education each week at participating services. Centres can set their own enrolment patterns and may ask for optional charges, but the funded hours themselves should be free of compulsory fees. If you are unsure how this works at Kidsfirst Kindergartens Edmonds Smith St, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.
Community Profile
Roll & age distribution
Kidsfirst Kindergartens Edmonds Smith St currently has a roll of 34 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 2–5 years age band.
Ethnicity profile
European tamariki are the largest group (51% of the roll), alongside māori, pacific, asian children.
Roll and demographic figures are based on data supplied by the Ministry of Education and were last updated on 01/07/2024.
Parent Reviews
“Our two children went here, and although we knew they would be there for only few weeks due to my partner’s work - the relationship they’ve built with teachers and the way they felt so comfortable to be themselves in such a short period is AMAZING. All teachers are absolutely amazing, very warm yet professional. It does confirm that quality beats quantity. Thank you, dear teachers and dear tamariki, for sharing this moment in time with us! ❤️ Thanks to those personalised books we’ll remind kids about this incredible time of their lives, and I’ll for sure never forget how kind and helpful you all were to all of us!”
“I attended this kindy when it was just Edmonds Smith Street Kindergarten back in 1989-1990 had great memories of what I can remember esp the play doh cake for birthdays😁fast forward 23 years later and my boys came here, they're now teens. Great Special Ed teachers my boy had which was Sue and Ally absolutely amazing 👌🏾. The team of teachers were friendly, caring and provided a loving, clean and safe environment for the tamariki for the time my boys were there anyway 🙂💚”
“My baby sister loves it she doesn’t want to leave when we pick her up love it”
“Excellent and lovely teachers!! My son always LOVED his time spent with them all. AAA+++”
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